[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 9, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6494-S6495]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       CHANGES TO S. CON. RES. 70

  Mr. CONRAD. Madam President, section 221(f) of S. Con. Res. 70, the 
2009 budget resolution, permits the chairman of the Senate Budget 
Committee to revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate 
levels in the resolution for legislation providing economic relief for 
American families, including reauthorizing the Temporary Assistance for 
Needy Families program. In addition, section 227 authorizes the 
chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to revise the allocations, 
aggregates, and other appropriate levels in the resolution for 
legislation making improvements in health care, including within 
Medicare (subsection

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(b)), Medicaid (subsection (e)), and other health areas (subsection 
(f)). The revisions are contingent on certain conditions being met, 
including that such legislation not worsen the deficit over the period 
of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the 
total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
  I find that H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and 
Providers Act of 2008, satisfies the conditions of the reserve funds to 
provide economic relief for American families and improve America's 
health. Therefore, pursuant to sections 221(f) and 227, I am adjusting 
the aggregates in the 2009 budget resolution, as well as the allocation 
provided to the Senate Finance Committee.
  I ask unanimous consent that the following revisions to S. Con. Res. 
70 be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

  CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009-S. CON. RES.
  70; REVISIONS TO THE CONFERENCE AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 221 (f)
  DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC RELIEF FOR AMERICAN
    FAMILIES AND SECTION 227 DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE
                             AMERICAS HEALTH
                        [In billions of dollars]
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                        Section 101
(1)(A) Federal Revenues:
    FY 2008................................................    1,875,401
    FY 2009................................................    2,029.653
    FY 2010................................................    2,204.695
    FY 2011................................................    2,413.285
    FY 2012................................................    2,506.063
    FY 2013................................................    2,626.571
(1)(B) Change in Federal Revenues:
    FY 2008................................................       -3.999
    FY 2009................................................      -67.746
    FY 2010................................................       21.297
    FY 2011................................................      -14.785
    FY 2012................................................     -151.532
    FY 2013................................................     -123.648
(2) New Budget Authority
    FY 2008................................................    2,564.247
    FY 2009................................................    2,538.301
    FY 2010................................................    2,566.665
    FY 2011................................................    2,692.500
    FY 2012................................................    2,734.141
    FY 2013................................................    2,858.583
(3) Budget Outlays
    FY 2008................................................    2,466.678
    FY 2009................................................    2,573.384
    FY 2010................................................    2,625.623
    FY 2011................................................    2,711.441
    FY 2012................................................    2,719.543
    FY 2013................................................    2,851.826
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  CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009-S. CON. RES.
  70; REVISIONS TO THE CONFERENCE AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 221 (f)
  DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC RELIEF FOR AMERICAN
    FAMILIES AND SECTION 227 DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND TO IMPROVE
                             AMERICAS HEALTH
                        [In millions of dollars]
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Current Allocation to Senate Finance Committee
    FY 2008 Budget Authority...............................    1,100,859
    FY 2008 Outlays........................................    1,102,857
    FY 2009 Budget Authority...............................    1,085,721
    FY 2009 Outlays........................................    1,087,208
    FY 2009-2013 Budget Authority..........................    6,165,556
    FY 2009-2013 Outlays...................................    6,172,365
Adjustments
    FY 2008 Budget Authority...............................        1,942
    FY 2008 Outlays........................................        1,924
    FY 2009 Budget Authority...............................        6,633
    FY 2009 Outlays........................................        6,516
    FY 2009-2013 Budget Authority..........................       -3,859
    FY 2009-2013 Outlays...................................       -2,070
Revised Allocation to Senate Finance Committee
    FY 2008 Budget Authority...............................    1,102,801
    FY 2008 Outlays........................................    1,104,781
    FY 2009 Budget Authority...............................    1,092,354
    FY 2009 Outlays........................................    1,093,724
    FY 2009-2013 Budget Authority..........................    6,161,697
    FY 2009-2013 Outlays...................................    6,170,295
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